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Synonyms for neurosis
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : noo-roh-sis, nyoo- |
| Phonetic Transcription : nʊˈroʊ sɪs, nyʊ- |
Top 10 synonyms for neurosis
Définition of neurosis
Origin :- 1776, "functional derangement arising from disorders of the nervous system," coined by Scottish physician William Cullen (1710-1790) from Greek neuron "nerve" (see neuro-) + Modern Latin -osis "abnormal condition." Used in a general psychological sense since 1871; clinical use in psychiatry dates from 1923.
- noun mental disturbance, disorder
- Was this, then, some special case of phthisis complicated by neurosis?
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- In both sexes there is a tendency to neurosis and degeneration.
- Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
- The neurosis is merely a wrong attitude to life and its problems.
- Extract from : « Psychoanalysis » by Andr Tridon
- Some forms of neurosis appear to be limited to certain ethnic groups.
- Extract from : « The Races of Man » by Joseph Deniker
- How did we gain our knowledge of these psychological factors in the case of neurosis?
- Extract from : « Totem and Taboo » by Sigmund Freud
- And then it dawned upon her of what use her mother's neurosis was.
- Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
- The neurosis is final; that is, it is directed towards an aim.
- Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
- This conception may be described as the sexual theory of the neurosis.
- Extract from : « Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology » by C. G. Jung
- Let's face it, any psychiatrist will tell you that's enough cause for neurosis.
- Extract from : « Know Thy Neighbor » by Elisabeth R. Lewis
- You may have a little post-nasal catarrh, but I think it is only a neurosis.
- Extract from : « Confessions of a Neurasthenic » by William Taylor Marrs
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